Cold Hollow

By: Emilie J. Howard

Narrated by: J. Scott Bennett

The Barner family relocates to Cold Hollow, a quaint town nestled in a Vermont mountain range. They find it to be quite charming, and the inhabitants endearing, except for a few residents. Odd laws are enforced, confrontations begin, and insanity reigns as a madman sits upon his imaginary throne, trying to keep the threads of his dream from unraveling. Will Sophia and Angus Barner be able to protect their children from the malevolence that lurks within the small township? This is the story of a place you'll never want to visit.

©2015 Emilie J. Howard (P)2015 Emilie J. Howard

Great beginning to a fun ride!!!

Cold Hollow was excellent. The story was well developed, emotionally provocative and thoroughly enjoyable. The small town of Cold Hollow was populated with genuine people who feel real. They all are very quirky and in the case of this story, everyone has something they are trying to hide just boiling under the surface and wanting out. Reminded me very much of the way Stephen King writes his small town characters. There was intrigue, murder and mystery. What more could you ask for. Amazing.

J. Scott Bennett did a fantastic job with his subtle narration and superb character voices, he is definitely someone that I look forward to hearing when I am looking for new books.

I requested a free review copy of this audiobook and I am leaving a voluntary and honest review.

Interesting

Held my attention throughout.

J. Scott Bennett did a good job narrating.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

My oh my, what a pleasant surprise.

If you could sum up Cold Hollow in three words, what would they be?

horror, riveting, twists

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The plot may seem to be going down a standard path but quickly deviates. I am a avid reader and it is becoming harder to surprise me and keep me interested. I don't like to retell the story in my reviews, but I will state I am a very picky reader and I did not put this down until I was finished!

Which character – as performed by J. Scott Bennett – was your favorite?

Myrna Bradbury, she is just the kind of friend I would love to have!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

As I stated above, I did just that, listened to it all in one day.

Any additional comments?

While I did get this book in exchange for a honest review I do review honestly. I spend a lot of money here at Audible and would never recommend someone spend their hard earned money on something I did not enjoy. Having said that, everyone has different tastes, but I absolutely enjoyed this book and if there was any fault in it, I would have to say that I wish it lasted longer.

Gripping & Intriguing - A Must Read!

Where does Cold Hollow rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Cold Hollow would rank in the top 20 of the audiobooks I've listened to so far. The story and characters are very well written and developed. I was engaged throughout the story and left wanting more - so much so that I listened to the book in one sitting. I was kept on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book. This book has an excellent plot and intriguing story -- Not quite what I expected but extremely enjoyed and so glad I listened to it.

Have you listened to any of J. Scott Bennett’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not had the pleasure of listening to J. Scott Benett's peformances before but will be looking for more of his work. He does an excellent job narrating and his character voices and portrayal of each are impeccable. He has the ability to add to the excitement and tension of the story.

Any additional comments?

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com

Interesting and somewhat unexpected

I'm not sure what to think of the actual story. I found the writing to be exact and very detailed which, in some ways, tends to take away from the imagination, but in other ways enhances it. I was actually waiting for something totally different to be revealed as the story progressed, so the ending was a pleasant surprise. The epilogue was sweet, and brought tears to my eyes.

The narration was clean. I'm never quite sure if a story would benefit more for having two narrators ... One for the female characters and one for the males.

I am looking forward to listening to the other two books in the series.